All posts by scoresadmin

Work on display of FHRS stickers in England now officially paused

Uncategorised

Mandatory display of stickers in England now paused, as FSA have been presented with a revised set of priorities by the Government, not least of which the massive task of revising all EU-based food legislation by the end of 2023.

Although it had previously announced that timescales to progress compulsory display of FHRS stickers in England would only be reviewed after mid 2023, work to prepare the consultation exercise and draft bill has also been put on pause, due to these priorities, with no firm dates currently set for them to resume.

If we look at some of the estimates in the reverse timetable below, you can get an idea of likely timescales once work resumes:

Event Lead time to next step
Draft Bill passes parliament 6 months
Consultation 6 months
FSA Board approves detailed scheme 6 months
LA Liason and preparation 12 months
Phase-in from next inspection 2 years
Total……………………………………………….. 4.5 years

Expect physical Scores on the Doors to be some years away.

Food delivery organisations to sign up to new charter

Uncategorised

Just Eat, Uber Eats, and Deliveroo have been insisting their ‘partner’ organsiations (ie take-aways operators) are registered as food business and meet a minimum star rating for over a year now, and the FSA is in the process of finalising a formal charter to commit them to these standards. Until recently, Just Eat have insisted on a minimum level of 3 stars, although Deliveroo and Uber only required two. The platforms will display the rating alongside menu and other partner information. How long will it be before Tripadvisor and Open Table provide the same?

Full details of the charter have yet to be released.